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Cristiano Ronaldo versus Gareth Bale, CR7 against Team GB, top dog against top-knot. In the days leading up to Portugal against Wales an outsider might be forgiven the assumption that what they are about to witness is at best a game of two-man three-and-in, at worst some kind of celebrity cage fight. King Meringue versus the Welsh Prince, with a supporting cast to pass the towels and hold the spit bucket.

Gerardo Martino has dramatically quit as Argentina coach, a week after his side’s defeat by Chile in the final of the Copa América Centenario. Martino blamed “serious problems” at the Asociacion de Futbol Argentino for his decision to step down.